The Troubled History Of Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen has not fallen into the same kind of scandals that brought down other televangelists like Jim Bakker or Jimmy Swaggart, but the man has still faced his fair share of controversies over the years. To some, he spends way too much and lives too luxuriously to be a good Christian example, and others have pointed out that Osteen hasn't made it clear what his church's message is at all. From the truth about how much money he makes on book sales to the controversial response to Hurricane Harvey, let's take a look at the troubled history of Joel Osteen.